Grinds Single-Serving Coffee Sacks

We've never been much for "chaw" but then along came Grinds. The Grinds Coffee Pouch works just like bagged chaw does. You simply put a pack into your lip and leave it there. It "brews" in your natural juices, eliminating the need for a spit cup and the transfer of caffeine is complete.

Each tin contains 20 packets and comes in Mocha, Mint Chocolate, and Cinnamon Roll. These pouches sell in three-packs for $13 at Grinds.

Via Gizmodo

AeroShot Single Serve Caffeine in a Shell

So far we've seen just about every type of caffeine inducing "shot" but this one takes the top spot. Each AeroShot cartridge contains six to eight puffs of a fine powder composed of vitamin B and 100 milligrams of caffeine. That's enough good stuff to wake you up in the morning, or keep you going throughout your day. The AeroShots are calorie free, and the AeroShot has no discernable flavor.

Created by Harvard professor David Edwards, who along with Tom Hadfield started a company called Breathable Foods. We currently we're enjoying foods mostly by drinking and eating - but now breathing too? Maybe there will be sniffable coffee soon. Expect AeroShots in about 90 days in Boston and New York markets.

Via Gizmodo

Coffee Reduces Risk of Depression Among Women

Here's some good coffee related news for a Friday - a woman’s daily dose of coffee may do more than just keep her perky and awake - it may just make it less likely they'll fall into depression. According to a study of over 50,000 females, a women who drank two or more cups of coffee every day was less likely to be diagnosed with depression over a 10-year span. Women who drank two to three cups of coffee were 15 percent less likely to be treated for depression, while those who drank four or more had a 20 percent lower risk.

So - our take? DRINK MORE COFFEE! :-)

Via PSFK

Stay Puft Caffeinated Gourmet Marshmallows - Great with Coffee

We're always looking for a little more caffeine, and it doesn't have to be delivered in coffee form every time. We loved Ghostbusters as a kid, and when the Stay Puft marshmallow man came on the screen - it was more delight than terror. These officially branded Stay Puft marshmallows are loaded up with a boost of extra caffeine, and make the perfect addition to double boost your day with a cup of single serve coffee. The other cool feature of this amazing treat is the box is the box - it's got some crazy rubbery feel.

At Stay Puft Caffeinated Gourmet Marshmallows

Astronaut Leroy Chiao's Proclaims Coffee Maker Changed His Life

We know that single serve coffee has changed our lives, but has it changed it enough to make us a feel motivated to become an astronaut or scientist? According to Astronaut Leroy Chiao a coffee maker was just the thing that got him through school, and changed his life putting him on the track for space.

I had a few machines before, but the game changer was a Salton Three-for-All, that I acquired back in 1984. In addition to regular coffee, it could also brew espresso, and given a little talent for controlling the limited amount of steam it generated, one could also make a cappuccino of sorts. This machine served my roommates and me well during my graduate student days.

So - perhaps we all need to look at that single serve coffee maker in our lives, and realize it's probably doing more than just making us caffeinated. It might just motivate us to the moon and back.

Via Gizmodo and learn more about Leroy Chiao here.

Drinking Single Serve Coffee Could Lower Risk Of Head And Neck Cancer

[Jeremy Brooks]

We love drinking single serve coffee, and according to a new metastudy, coffee might help lower the risk of head and neck cancer. The study, conducted by Mia Hashibe of the University of Utah, cross-referenced data from nine studies of head and neck cancers with the coffee-consumption patterns of subjects in the studies. The results:

"Her analysis showed that people who drank more than four cups of coffee a day had a 39% decreased risk of cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx combined, compared with those who didn't drink coffee.

The study doesn't point to a specific ingredient in coffee as being helpful, but hey it's coffee that's making the difference so at least it's not tea. It's just nice to know there may be an extra benefit to that head and neck of yours because of your single cup coffee consumption as long as you drink four cups of single cup coffee that is.

Via The Consumerist at Guardian.co.uk

Coffee Studies Showcase the Health Benefits of the Drink

That's right - coffee is good for you, but remember coffee is not caffeine, and caffeine is part of coffee. Oh so confusing, but this really amazing article points out the health benefits of coffee from reducing risk for Type 2 diabetes, cirrhosis, high blood pressure, and other medical issues. One thing to note - the article recommends drinking filtered coffee, and not coffee made in a french press method. Why? Filtered coffee, which most Americans drink, is much better because the paper filters catch a substance called cafestol, which boosts "bad" cholesterol (LDL).

...Twenty studies worldwide show that coffee, both regular and decaf, lowers the risk for Type 2 diabetes, in some studies by as much as 50 percent. Researchers say that is probably because chlorogenic acid, one of the many ingredients in coffee, slows uptake of glucose (sugar) from the intestines. (Excess sugar in the blood is a hallmark of diabetes.) Chlorogenic acid may also stimulate GLP-1, a chemical that boosts insulin, the hormone that escorts sugar from the blood into cells. Yet another ingredient, trigonelline, a precursor to vitamin B-3, may also help slow glucose absorption.

Full read at Good to the last drop

Caffeinated Foods Sparking a Trend

According to Time, Caffeine is #6 on the list of top 10 food trends for this year - especially caffeinated foods. We love caffeine in our single serve coffee, but we're not sure we need more of it from other sources throughout the day. But if you do really want to eat some caffeine, there are now caffeinated sunflower seeds, potato chips and candies.

At TIME

Get Optimally Wired with Caffeine and Single Serve Coffee

It's really no secret the entire staff here at Single Serve Coffee often through periods of bad weather, long nights, and tired mornings look to get optimally wired with caffeine. Sometimes we look to shots of Nespresso, or to the wilds of making a perfect latte with our Lavazza Blue. Other times, we go for the extra bold K Cups praying there's going to be enough caffeine for us to ingest and hopefully make it's way to our veins so we can even stay awake in those late afternoon hours.

We just found an article at Lifehacker stating caffeine may increase the speed with which you work, may decrease attentional lapses, and may even benefit recall-- but is less likely to benefit more complex cognitive functions. Bummer. We always were under the impression that if taken properly, any single serve coffee we produce is going to help and not hurt our ability to recover.

What we learned from the article at Developing Intelligence is that small frequent doses, and not large cups of mixed coffee/caffeine substances. Also, if you count on caffeine to get you through your day, you may want to really space it out and also reduce the amount you consume to feel the benefits. There's also a bunch of recommendations on other caffeine rich items you can consumer along with your single serve coffee.

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July Caffeine and Coffee Links from Single Serve Coffee

We read just about everything you can find on caffeine and coffee here at Single Serve Coffee. We also read what other people write about the things we've written. Here are some juicy links on caffeine and coffee.

• Yerba mate tea has caffeine - why does Yerba get such a coverage in the tea world?
• How much caffeine is in that soda? - not as much as you'd like.
• Caffeine dehydates and speeds up the heart? - umm...yeah?
• Does caffeine give your health a boost? - of course it does.
• More Presso Coverage from our Presso Coverage - we covered the Presso over 2 years ago and recently
• Stop drinking coffee for caffeine and start eating Sunflower Seeds - as long as they are caffeine induced
• More Health Benefits from Caffeine - exactly. Caffeine = health. :-)